Richard Newman (priest)
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Richard Newman (7 April 1871 – 3 June 1961) was the
Archdeacon of Blackburn The Archdeacon of Blackburn is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Blackburn. Originally created on 17 August 1877 within the Anglican Diocese of Manchester, Diocese of Manchester, the office became a part of the new Diocese of B ...
from 1936 to 1946. He was educated at Hereford Cathedral School and
Brasenose College, Oxford Brasenose College (BNC) is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It began as Brasenose Hall in the 13th century, before being founded as a college in 1509. The l ...
. He began his ecclesiastical career with curacies in
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and
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. he held incumbencies in Goodshaw, Whalley,
Accrington Accrington is a town in the Hyndburn borough of Lancashire, England. It lies about east of Blackburn, west of Burnley, east of Preston, north of Manchester and is situated on the culverted River Hyndburn. Commonly abbreviated by locals to ...
and Preston before his
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’s appointment. He died at
Hythe, Kent Hythe () is an old market town and civil parish on the edge of Romney Marsh in Kent, England. ''Hythe'' is an Old English word meaning haven or landing place. History The earliest reference to Hythe is in Domesday Book (1086) though there i ...
on 3 June 1961."Obituary". ''
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'' (London, England), Tuesday, Jun 06, 1961; pg. 15; Issue 55100


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1871 births 1961 deaths People educated at Hereford Cathedral School Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford Archdeacons of Blackburn {{York-archdeacon-stub